13 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2015/2104(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Member States, in order to make it possible to lend greater weight to the role of the Union within international organisations, to agree in advance on a common position on all relevant issues and recalls that, with the aim of enabling the Union to speak with one voice in international relations, the institution of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy was introduced and that therefore the High Representative should be given the opportunity to perform her role in full, including in these contexts;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the necessary negotiations and procedures to be initiated to enable the European Union to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council as soon as possible;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, according to its treaties, the EU promotes an international system based on stronger multilateral cooperation and good global governance and is committed to effective multilateralism, with the United Nations at its core; whereas this commitment is rooted in the conviction that to respond successfully to global crises, challenges and threats, the international community needs an efficient multilateral system, founded on universal rights and values;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W a (new)
Recital W a (new)
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas the EU and its Member States take an active part in the work of the UN System in different ways and formats; whereas in the WTO for example the Commission represents the Member States, while ministers participate in major conferences; whereas in environmental negotiations and cooperation the Commission plays a leading role, based on the Treaty provisions; whereas development policy is an area of shared competences; whereas the General Assembly and other universal UN organs are composed of representatives of their member countries; whereas according to the Treaty the EU Member States are obliged to coordinate their action in all international fora; whereas EU Member States who are permanent members of the Security Council and EU countries that serve as non-permanent members should keep the EU institutions and other Member States fully informed of the work of the Council and, as appropriate, reflect EU positions;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the General Assembly representing the governments of all member countries must have ways and means to give direction to the United Nations System and coordinate all its activities; is of the opinion that in the long term the democratic governance of the UN should be strengthened by establishing a World Parliament representing the people, democratically elected in every state according to international election standards as enshrined in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that the Security Council, whose composition is based on an outdated world order, must be reformed in order to reflect the new world geopolitical reality and to more effectively meet the present and future security challenges;, to take into account the existence of regional organizations, like the EU, and to more effectively meet the present and future security challenges; believes that while the abolition of the power of veto of the permanent members of the Security Council would be ideal there should at least be initiatives on limiting the use of veto in circumstances that include, but are not limited to, mass atrocities.
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Strongly believes that transparency in the work of the Security Council should be enhanced through, for instance, better access to information, an increase in open briefings, and greater interaction with the General Assembly;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on further development of preventive and early warning tools and enhanced mediation capabilities of the UN, and on more precise mandates and clear exit strategies for peacebuilding and peacekeeping operations; bearing in mind the recent atrocities and human rights violations perpetrated by some extremist groups, urges the Security Council to define an ambitious set of tools and means to ensure effective prevention of these atrocities ensuring in any case the full respect of the rule of law and of international humanitarian law;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. With a view to ensure the necessary legitimacy, efficiency and effectiveness of the decisions that this Sustainable Development Council would take, considers that its status and composition should be similar to those of the Security Council with a few permanent members, including the EU, and rotating ones; considers however that no justification whatsoever can be found to entitle a country or a regional organisation to the right to stop any decision taken by a majority or areinforced qualified majority of the members, and therefore rejects any form of veto right;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that this Council should also have a strong coordinative role in all other fields in the UN System but security; in light of the recurring human catastrophes linked to illegal migrations, and considering that sustainable development of the countries of origin could facilitate in the long run a drying up of illegal migration flows, is of the conviction that this Council should coordinate the work of all agencies related to this concern;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that the UNGA or, in the future, the World Parliament, should have a legally binding power to address the work of the Council as well as a veto power on its decision, expressed by a qualified majority of the assembly;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes in that regard the organizing into clusters of the work of the Commission elected in 2014 giving the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative the responsibility of coordinating the external policy of the EU; believes that an even stronger coherence, especially in the domain of international trade vis-à-vis human rights, could be obtained by further strengthening the role of the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative; stresses that policies of global dimension must be at the core position in the work of this specific cluster;